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Mukesh Chand Mathur (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976), better known mononymously as Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer of Hindi movies. Along with Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey and Kishore Kumar, he was one of the most popular and legendary singers of his era. Amongst the numerous nominations and awards he won, his song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from film Rajnigandha (1973) won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. Mukesh was also popular as being the voice of the actor Raj Kapoor.
Mukesh (born Mukesh Babu, 5 March 1956 in Pattathanam, Kollam) is an Indian film actor, producer, and politician known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He's best known for his comic-oriented roles. Mukesh is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) representing the Kollam constituency of Kerala state.
Mukesh made his debut in the film Baloon (1982). He gained prominence for both his comedy and drama centred roles. Mukesh's role as Gopalakrishnan in Ramji Rav Speaking (1989) saw a rebirth in his career, a new type of stock character emerged based on Mukesh's stardom. A youthful, funny, and fraudulent young man who had to go against the law due to life's pressures and circumstances. This period saw the shift of Mukesh as a bankable lead actor, especially due to the box-office success of In Harihar Nagar (1990) and Godfather (1991). This led to a series of low-budget comedy films such as Innathe Programme (1991), Ennodishtam Koodamo (1992), Ammayane Sathyam (1993), Poochakkaru Mani Kettum (1994), Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji (1994), and Sipayi Lahala (1995).
Post-2000s, Mukesh went into another shift of his career. He started doing more character roles. Some of them being Chronic Bachelor (2003), Sethurama Iyer CBI (2004), Udayananu Tharam (2005), Rasathanthram (2006), Vinodayathra (2007), Naalu Pennungal (2007), and Innathe Chintha Vishayam (2008). In 2007, Mukesh turned to production as well. He formed Lumiere Film Company along with Sreenivasan. Their first venture Katha Parayumpol (2007) was a commercial success. Their second film Thattathin Marayathu (2012) was a huge success as well. In 2009, he made a massive comeback through To Harihar Nagar in his evergreen role Mahadevan and it is the highest-grossing film in his career till date. This comeback lead to many other commercial and critical successes such as In Ghost House Inn (2010), Mummy & Me (2010), Oru Marubhoomikkadha (2011), Sound Thoma (2013), English (2013), Lucky Star (2013), Adi Kapyare Kootamani (2015), and Two Countries (2015). In 2014, he won the Kerala Film Critics Award for his performance in English.
Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It is commonly used as a male given name in India. People with the name Mukesh include:
- Mukesh (singer) (1923–1976), Indian playback singer from 1940s-1970s Hindi cinema
- Mukesh (actor) (born 1960), Indian film actor and producer
- Mukesh Ambani (born 1957), chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited
- Mukesh Batra (born 1951), homeopathy practitioner
- Mukesh Bhatt (born 1952), Indian film producer
- Mukesh Desai, Indian cricketer who played for Gujarat
- Mukesh Goud (born 1959), Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress
- Mukesh Haikerwal (born 1960), general practitioner and former federal president of the Australian Medical Association
- Mukesh Jagtiani (born 1952), Dubai-based Indian businessman, Chairman Landmark International Group
- Mukesh Kapila (born 1958), British civil servant and United Nations official
- Mukesh Khanna (born 1958), Indian television and film actor
- Mukesh Kumar (field hockey) (born 1970), Indian field hockey player
- Mukesh Kumar (golfer) (born 1965), Indian golfer
- Mukesh Narula (born 1962), Indian cricket player and coach
- Mukesh Rishi, Indian film actor
- Mukesh Tiwari (born 1962), Indian actor
- Mukesh Kumar (disambiguation)